Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

यदा यदुकुले श्रीमान्वासुदेवो भविष्यति । तदा तत्पदविन्यासान्नष्पापा त्वं भविष्यसि

Transliteration

yadā yadukule śrīmānvāsudevo bhaviṣyati | tadā tatpadavinyāsānnaṣpāpā tvaṃ bhaviṣyasi

Translation

«Lorsque le glorieux Vāsudeva naîtra dans la lignée des Yadu, alors, par l’empreinte de ses pieds posés sur toi, tu seras délivrée du péché.»

Word by Word

• यदा: when
• यदा: Kala-adhikarana (Time setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb/conjunction)

• यदुकुले: in the Yadu lineage
• यदुकुले: Adhikarana (Location/Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदु + कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचनम्; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (यदूनां कुलम्)

• श्रीमान्: glorious, illustrious
• श्रीमान्: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• वासुदेवः: Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• वासुदेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• भविष्यति: will be / will appear
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (Time setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (then)

• तत्-पद-विन्यासात्: from the placing of his feet (footsteps)
• तत्-पद-विन्यासात्: Apadana (Source/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् + पद + विन्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/ablative), एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (तस्य पदस्य विन्यासः)

• निष्पापा: sinless
• निष्पापा: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निः + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचनम्, प्रथमा (nominative)

• भविष्यसि: you will become
• भविष्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Bṛhaspati

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhagavat-pāda-saṃsparśa-bhūmi (conceptual tīrtha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bṛhaspati proclaims a future vision: infant-to-youth Vāsudeva in Yadu lineage; luminous footprints touching the earth, washing away dark stains of sin.

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• Yadu lineage
• Pṛthvī (Earth)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine presence purifies: contact with the Lord (symbolized by his footprints) is presented as a supreme remover of impurity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse highlights sanctification of Earth itself through Vāsudeva’s pāda-vinyāsa (footstep-placement).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse states a theological assurance of purification through the Lord’s advent and sacred contact.